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Here is today’s special “short and sweet” election day edition of the newsletter from Indivisible Bangor.
Weekly Vigils
Weekly vigils are happening here in the Bangor area!
TODAY is the Tuesday Weekly Vigil at the Federal Building in Bangor, followed by the Wednesday Weekly Orono Vigil.
We finish the week with our Visibility Brigade on Friday. Join us as we hold letters to spell out messages for the drivers on I-95! Learn more here. Tell them you read about it here!
VOTE TODAY!!!
Election Day is TODAY, Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Get out and VOTE!
NO ON 1!
Keep the NO KINGS momentum going by VOTING on November 4th!
Vote “No on 1” to reject the Leonard Leo and Laurel Libby (and recently endorsed by Paul LePage in the Bangor Daily News) scheme to suppress the vote here in Maine. Question 1 will reduce the ability for Mainers to request absentee ballots, affecting our senior citizens, active military, and homebound citizens the most.
Talk to your friends about Question 1, its real purpose, and to vote NO! While this question may by pushed as a “common sense” voter ID law by MAGA supporters, focus on the real world ramifications of its restricting of absentee ballot access.
Yes ON 2!
The United Way of Southern Maine endorses a Yes on 2 vote. “That’s why United Way of Southern Maine supports a Yes vote on Question 2. Question 2 would give families and courts a way to step in early before tragedy happens. It’s a way to help save lives. In simple terms, Question 2 would allow courts to temporarily take away someone’s access to dangerous weapons if law enforcement, family, or household members show that the person may hurt themselves or others. If the court agrees, the person would need to give up their weapons until a hearing is held, typically within 14 days. After that, the judge could end or extend the order based on the situation.” Read more here.
BANGOR City Council and School Board Elections
Many municipalities are holding elections for positions on city councils and school boards! Bangor has been in the news lately because of the far-right activist running for council who describes himself as an “America First” nationalist (BDN). He is one of 9 running for three positions on the city council. Read the BDN article for profiles of the these 9 candidates.
Food AND Medicine has released a list of good, not-so-good, and mixed candidates running for the Bangor city council and school board-you can read that here.
Other Towns’ Elections
Bangor is one of a handful of towns holding public office elections include Brewer, Hampden, Old Town, and Orono. Click on the town names to go to their elections page. This is not a comprehensive list, so check your town office to verify. Check here, Find a Municipal Clerk or Registrar, to find your town!
Donate to a Food Bank or Pantry
It is important that we continue the good work we did on No Kings Day on 10/18 in other ways! Voting is integral and so is helping our community. SNAP (read this and this) and LIHEAP benefits will be drastically reduced soon. Obamacare health insurance premiums will increase to levels that will make it unaffordable for many Mainers. Read this PDF dated October 17, 2025, from the Maine State Legislature.
Please DONATE to a local food pantry- food, personal items, and even cash. Faith Linking in Action maintains a database of all food pantries and free meals– organized by both location and day of the week– in the Bangor area. Check it out here.
Also, ActivateMaine has created a site, SNAP Into Action: “a statewide effort to help those who are affected by the freezing of benefits due to the Government shut down.”
Food and Medicine will be holding its annual Solidarity Harvest next month. Please consider volunteering to help them assemble and distribute locally-sourced meal baskets, each with nearly 30 pounds of produce, which is enough food for 8-10 people. The dates for this year are November 13-24. More information, donation, and sign up is here!
If you get the paper edition of the Bangor Daily News, the first section of the paper on Friday, October 31, has a list of 260 food pantries.
Veterans’ Day Rally
Join us at our regular Tuesday Vigil at the Federal Building on 11/11 at 11:00 am to stand with Vets Say No as we collectively refuse to allow growing fascism to be normalized.
It’s a piece of cake to email or call with these links!
The names of our senators and representatives listed below are links that go right to their official congressional contact form pages. The telephone numbers are links that should open your phone app to call that number. It’s that easy!
Senator Angus King
DC: (202) 224-5344
Augusta: (207) 622-8292
Senator Susan Collins
DC: (202) 224-2523
Augusta: (207) 622-8414
Bangor: (207) 945-0417
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
DC: (202) 225-6116
Portland: (207) 774-5019
Waterville: (207) 873-5713
Congressman Jared Golden
DC: (202) 225-6306
Bangor: (207) 249-7400
Caribou: (207) 492-6009
Lewiston: (207) 241-6767
Find your State Representative:
By name: Here
By district: Here
Find your State Senator:
By name: Here
By district: Here
Our government in Augusta:
Governor Janet Mills
Email Governor Mills
Call (207) 287-3531
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
Contact Secretary Bellows
Call (207)626-8400
Attorney General Aaron M. Frey
Contact Mr. Frey
Call (207) 626-8800
Questions or comments? Contact Dave!
